ESTEAM
"The Yorktown Central School District is a pioneer in infusing the work of empathy in the STEAM studies. Empathy underpins all of the work of STEAM education, and we believe that STEAM cannot exist, with any level of authenticity, without first teaching students to be empathetic." (yorktown.org)
Introduce students to relevant Social Emotional Learning titles
Introduce the design process
Design literature based projects that are empathy driven
Support introduction to coding as needed
Encourage the growth of Social Emotional Learning
Introduce and re-visit technologies (3D printing, robotics, coding etc.)
Reinforce participation in Hour of Code activities building wide
Guide students through the design thinking process and project based learning
Encourage growth of Social Emotional Learning in students
Support student and teacher technology needs and introduce new technologies (3D printing, circuitry, robotics, coding, etc.)
Participate in and encourage collaborative projects across grade and building levels
Continue to build empathy through quality literature based projects
Reinforce Social Emotional Learning
Provide support to students and teachers using ESTEAM technologies (3D printers, circuitry, robotics, coding)
Encourage Hour of Code activities for students as learners but also as teachers
Provide students with opportunities to participate in ESTEAM collaborative projects across schools
Build empathy based on literature